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☆ AI can't even tell you the chronological order of 'Star Wars' movies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A recent article on the "Star Wars" films had numerous errors, The Washington Post reported. The story was one of five articles published using Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT technologies as the outlet pilots new AI initiatives, a representative of Gizmodo told Insider. These will all be designed to complement our journalism and give our editorial teams new tools to serve our audiences." Gizmodo reporters weren't the only ones angered at the flub — readers, too, expressed their dissatisfaction with the AI creation. At the same time, outlets — including Insider — have announced new initiatives to experiment with AI, with editorial procedures in place meant to prevent errors from being published.

Persons: Gizmodo, James Whitbrook, George Lucas, Whitbrook, Google's Bard, Merrill Brown, Brown, Slack, Claire Lower, LifeHacker, — Brown, Jim Spanfeller, Lea Goldman —, — Organizations: Washington Post, Intelligence, GMG Union, Gizmodo, Twitter, NPR

☆ Barbie owes her existence to a 1950s German comic strip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Barbie likely wouldn't exist if Mattel's founder hadn't stumbled across Bild Lilli, a plastic doll based on a comic strip. The first Barbie doll, from 1959, had Lilli's red lips, high blonde ponytail, and winged eyeliner. But these dolls had flat chests, big bellies, and squatty legs – they were built like overweight six- or eight-year-olds," Handler wrote. The newspaper began making Lilli dolls in 1955 because of the comic's popularity and to market the newspaper. "Here were the breasts, the small waist, the long, tapered legs I had enthusiastically described for the designers all those years ago," Handler wrote.

Persons: Barbie, hadn't, Ruth Handler, —, Ruth Handler —, Mattel —, Barbara, Handler, Lilli, SSPL, Axel Springer publication's, Reinhard Beuthein, Robin Gerber, Ruth, Gerber, Elliot, Frederic Neema, Mattel, Lobel, Greiner, Louis Marx, Marx, Fiona Hanson, Hausser Organizations: Bild Lilli, Service, Mattel, Getty Images, Hausser, Getty, Greiner, Hausser's Locations: Europe, Lucerne, Swiss, Los Angeles, Lilli, New York

☆ Elon Musk made Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list — but was called an 'online troll' fiddling on a 'toxic violin' while Twitter 'burns'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk was on Time's list of the most influential people, but his profile was less than flattering. Kara Swisher dubbed Musk an "online troll" that is "fiddling on his toxic violin" on Twitter. The Tesla CEO has said in the past that he has "been under constant attack" from news outlets. The Tesla CEO was also on the publication's list of most influential people in the world in 2010, 2013, 2018, and 2021. The billionaire has faced scrutiny over the years, from reports of the Tesla CEO rage-firing employees to criticism of his handling of content moderation on Twitter.

☆ This is what Rupert Murdoch reportedly said in email to ex-wife announcing he was divorcing her
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Grace Kay | Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert Murdoch broke off his marriage with Jerry Hall in an email, Vanity Fair reported. The Mail+ reported in last July that Hall was "heartbroken" after Murdoch informed her their marriage was over. Hall was waiting for Murdoch to join her in the UK for the summer when she received the email from Murdoch, per Vanity Fair. Both publications said that Hall told friends at the time that she was surprised by the news. The two were legally divorced about two months after Murdoch sent the email, Vanity Fair said.

☆ A freelancer who makes 6-figures says that anyone can turn writing into a side hustle. He shares the 'funny and unconventional' cover letter that landed him his first major gig without a writing bac
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He sent The Motley Fool an unconventional cover letter and it worked. Still, he decided to try his hand at freelance writing to make some extra money to spend on travel. "I had no qualifications so I resorted to shock value," he said of his application to The Motley Fool. The 27-year-old believes that anyone can try out freelance writing as a side hustle, regardless of your background. Courtesy of Tony Dong"Fortune favors the bold, or so I'm told," added Dong, who still writes for The Motley Fool today.

☆ A tech news site issued a string of corrections after an article quietly written by AI got key facts wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CNET was forced to make major corrections to an article written by AI due to multiple inaccuracies. CNET quietly began using AI writing in articles in November, officially revealing the practice last week. While some have praised controversial AI technology like ChatGPT as "magic," others have warned it's prone to falsehoods. In fact, this author recently attempted to use ChatGPT to write an Insider article from scratch. Despite the recent spate of corrections, CNET did not indicate that it's ready to stop using AI to write articles altogether.

☆ She says she was fired in retaliation. Hearst Magazines says she was insubordinate. Here's how Delish's hit YouTube show 'Budget Eats' came crashing down.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Produced by the Hearst-owned food brand Delish, "Budget Eats" was the kind of digital success story that traditional magazine giants crave. As Xie worked her day job developing recipes, "Budget Eats" was morphing from a pandemic experiment to a bonafide hit. A career recipe developer at work, the "Budget Eats" Xie doesn't even measure out ingredients. "It felt like she was afraid that putting 'Budget Eats' from her kitchen onto this cable network might dilute the honesty," Lennon-Simon said. As for "Budget Eats," Delish recently posted what is presumably the last episode.

☆ Elon Musk's net worth has plummeted $124 billion in 2022, bringing his fortune to a 2-year low
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's net worth has crashed $124 billion so far this year, per estimates by Bloomberg. Falling Tesla shares have put his fortune at $148 billion, its lowest level since December 2020. Musk's fortune fell nearly $8 billion on Tuesday after Tesla shares plummeted. Musk's fortune has shrunk drastically this yearMusk's net worth hasn't been so low since December 2020, per Bloomberg's estimates. His net worth began a rapid ascent at the start of the pandemic, peaking at $340 billion in November 2021.

Dec 12 (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSA.O) named Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker the new editor of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires on Monday. In his new role, Murray will take on “several critical growth projects supporting News Corp,” the company said. That vision appears to align with that of the Journal's publisher and Dow Jones chief executive, Almar Latour, who is credited with leading the digital transformation of the publication, which now boasts more than 3 million digital subscribers. “Emma is a brilliant, inspiring editor, with digital nous and the highest standards of integrity,” Thomson said in a statement on Monday. “She has been a thoughtful custodian of The Sunday Times and will bring verve and virtue to Dow Jones.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried says a $16 million Bahamian house in his parents' name was actually meant to be for FTX staff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Bankman-Fried says a Bahamian house in his parents' name was meant to be for FTX staff. "It was intended to be the company's property." "I don't know the details of the house for my parents," Bankman-Fried told The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin at the publication's DealBook summit on Wednesday. It was intended to be the company's property. Bankman-Fried told Sorkin on Wednesday that there were "a lot of property purchases in the Bahamas."

☆ Donald Trump once lost $900 million in just 2 years, one of his accountants said
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump reported a $900 million loss over 2009 and 2010, one of his accountants testified, per Bloomberg. Donald Bender also said the Trump Organization reported yearly losses from 2009 to 2018, per ABC. Donald Bender, who worked on the company's taxes for 35 years, testified Tuesday that Trump had almost $700 million in losses on his personal tax returns in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, the publication reported. He also said that the Trump Organization reported losses each year between 2009 and 2018, per ABC. Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty in August to hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in executive pay each year from tax authorities.

Finding questions to ask your interviewer is a crucial part of preparing for any job interview. But sometimes it's tricky to think up questions to ask on the spot. In addition, she said you may get " answers to questions you didn't even know to ask but are important." 'Beyond the hard skills required to successfully perform this job, what soft skills would serve the company and position best?' Find out more about the position you're applying for'Who would I be reporting to?'

Comedian Kathy Griffin's Twitter account was suspended Sunday, the same day she changed her page's title to "Elon Musk" and mocked the new CEO. Musk would appear to be the main beneficiary of his policy, which might seem to contradict his claim to be a "free speech absolutist." Griffin used her "Elon Musk" account Sunday to urge Americans to vote for Democrats in the midterm elections Tuesday to preserve abortion rights. Musk has been widely criticized for his shaky start running Twitter after he criticized its content moderation and promised a new era of free speech. That appears to be part of what inspired many to switch their page names to Elon Musk.

☆ OPEC expected to stick to view of long-term oil demand rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Alex Lawler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is scheduled to update its long-term oil demand forecasts in its 2022 World Oil Outlook on Oct. 31. The 2021 version sees oil demand plateauing after 2035. The latest update is likely to keep OPEC among the more optimistic forecasters of oil demand. OPEC World Oil Outlook 2021"It is similar to last year in terms of the demand outlook," one of the OPEC sources said. LOWER PROJECTIONSLast year, OPEC saw oil demand reaching 108.2 million barrels per day in 2045, up from 90.6 million bpd in 2020.

The New York Post's verified Twitter account was hacked Thursday morning, resulting in a series of vulgar tweets designed to look like real headlines. In tweets that have since been removed, hackers posted fake headlines that referred in offensive terms to New York Gov. In an email, a spokeswoman for the Post confirmed the publication’s Twitter account was hacked and said the company was “investigating the cause.”The Post is one of New York City's quintessential daily tabloids, known for eye-catching headlines and conservative-leaning editorials. The employee added that the person who compromised the Post's feed seemed very familiar with the publication's editorial style. The newspaper's website appeared to be functioning normally after the profane tweets were deleted.

☆ Facebook said an Indian publication, The Wire, used faked documents in an investigation. Now the publication is taking the stories down. Here's a timeline of the escalating conflict.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Facebook claims a series of reports by an Indian news site, The Wire, were based on faked documents. On Tuesday, an expert The Wire used in a story denied publicly that he commented in any way to the publication. Stone responded on Twitter saying, "as it's been clear from the outset @thewire_in's stories are based on fabrications." Varadarajan wrote on Twitter that the email account The Wire uses, a protonmail.com address, had been "hacked via the hacking of a MacBook." Kumar of The Wire deactivated his Twitter account.

Spacey then came in and invited Rapp and Barrowman to dinner at a casual restaurant nearby, Rapp testified. Rapp testified Tuesday that he has no recollection of that visit. Rapp testified that he went on to see six other Spacey movies, including "The Usual Suspects," "L.A. Rapp testified that he shared his allegations privately with at least five friends over the years, including Barrowman. Rapp testified that he was not involved in the publication process and did not see a draft of the article before it was published.

☆ The 6 best business books of the year examine Silicon Valley, Chinese tech giants and even murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

If you're looking for your next absorbing and informative business-centric read, then the Financial Times has you covered with the newly unveiled shortlist for the publication's 2022 Business Book of the Year Award. On Thursday, the Financial Times announced six finalists for this year's award, all of them published between Nov. 16, 2021 and Nov. 15 of this year. The Financial Times review calls the book "in part a well-written, well-paced thriller. In "Influence Empire," Bloomberg tech reporter Lulu Chen uses insider interviews to track Tencent's rise to become a nearly $360 billion company. His latest book, "The Power Law," looks at the role venture capitalists have played in shaping Silicon Valley and the tech industry overall.

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